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Presidents What Has Been Shot At
Compiling the list just for fun.
Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military situations FDR No Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No Ike No ( strange but true ) JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed ) LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus ) Nixon No Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way ) Carter No Reagan No GHW Bush Yes Clinton No GW Bush No Analysis: Overall; 4 yes, 8 no Dems 2 yes, 4 no Repubs 2 yes, 4 no Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no Didn't 1 yes 4 no Service academy graduates 0 yes 2 no Army/AF vets 0 yes 4 no Navy 4 yes 2 no Conclusions: Damfino Maybe there isn't a real pattern. Bob McKellar |
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"Bob McKellar" wrote in message ... Maybe there isn't a real pattern. John Kerry has a paper trail long enough to demonstrate a pattern of behavior. |
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On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:21:33 -0500, Bob McKellar
wrote: Compiling the list just for fun. Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military situations FDR No Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No Ike No ( strange but true ) JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed ) LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus ) Nixon No Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way ) Carter No Reagan No GHW Bush Yes Clinton No GW Bush No Analysis: Overall; 4 yes, 8 no Dems 2 yes, 4 no Repubs 2 yes, 4 no Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no Didn't 1 yes 4 no Service academy graduates 0 yes 2 no Army/AF vets 0 yes 4 no Navy 4 yes 2 no Conclusions: Damfino Maybe there isn't a real pattern. Bob McKellar Or FDR sort of, there _was_ a torpedo sent in his general direction. http://www.roaring-twenties.com/roar...um_article.htm SCO delenda est. adress is partially sdrawkcab. |
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Bob Tenney wrote: On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:21:33 -0500, Bob McKellar wrote: Compiling the list just for fun. Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military situations FDR No Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No Ike No ( strange but true ) JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed ) LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus ) Nixon No Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way ) Carter No Reagan No GHW Bush Yes Clinton No GW Bush No Analysis: Overall; 4 yes, 8 no Dems 2 yes, 4 no Repubs 2 yes, 4 no Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no Didn't 1 yes 4 no Service academy graduates 0 yes 2 no Army/AF vets 0 yes 4 no Navy 4 yes 2 no Conclusions: Damfino Maybe there isn't a real pattern. Bob McKellar Or FDR sort of, there _was_ a torpedo sent in his general direction. http://www.roaring-twenties.com/roar...um_article.htm SCO delenda est. adress is partially sdrawkcab. Great story! But I stand by my spur of the moment / no research opus. Bob |
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"Bob McKellar" wrote" Compiling the list just for fun. Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military situations FDR No Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No SNIPS Curious as to your reasoning process on Truman. IIRC artillery company commander in WW I, with a Missouri NG unit. No idea if his battery came under fire. I _ think_ his unit did fire on German positions, but no idea if fired back upon. Have you any more data on Truman's experienceds in WW I? Why conclude as you did? -- Jim McLaughlin Please don't just hit the reply key. Remove the obvious from the address to reply. ************************************************** ************************* Ike No ( strange but true ) JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed ) LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus ) Nixon No Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way ) Carter No Reagan No GHW Bush Yes Clinton No GW Bush No Analysis: Overall; 4 yes, 8 no Dems 2 yes, 4 no Repubs 2 yes, 4 no Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no Didn't 1 yes 4 no Service academy graduates 0 yes 2 no Army/AF vets 0 yes 4 no Navy 4 yes 2 no Conclusions: Damfino Maybe there isn't a real pattern. Bob McKellar |
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Jim McLaughlin wrote: "Bob McKellar" wrote" Compiling the list just for fun. Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military situations FDR No Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No SNIPS Curious as to your reasoning process on Truman. IIRC artillery company commander in WW I, with a Missouri NG unit. No idea if his battery came under fire. I _ think_ his unit did fire on German positions, but no idea if fired back upon. Have you any more data on Truman's experienceds in WW I? Why conclude as you did? -- Jim McLaughlin I was posting from ignorance ( not unusual around here ). Jack corrects me below. Bob |
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Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no
I count 5, FDR WWII, Truman Korea, Eisenhower Korea, LBJ Vietnam, Nixon Vietnam |
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Leadfoot wrote: Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no I count 5, FDR WWII, Truman Korea, Eisenhower Korea, LBJ Vietnam, Nixon Vietnam That's why they call Korea "The Forgotten War". You are correct, of course. Bob |
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Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way ) He was shot at by Squeaky From. That was pretty personal. all the best -- Dan Ford email: see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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Cub Driver wrote: Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way ) He was shot at by Squeaky From. That was pretty personal. all the best -- Dan Ford email: see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com Personal and very scary, but not military. I did remember that one ( and some others ). Bob |
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